D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Forehand

/fôr'-hăndˌ/ · Fore·hand · IPA /fɔːɹhænd/
01 n. All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
  1. 1.
    All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
  2. 2.
    The chief or most important part.
  3. 3.
    Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
    “And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king.” Shak.
02 a. Done beforehand; anticipative.
  1. 1.
    Done beforehand; anticipative.
    “And so extenuate the forehand sin.” Shak.